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Some people prefer to weigh ingredients when cooking; others, like me, prefer to scoop ingredients with a cup. On this website and in the New Zealand and Australian editions of my books I usually use cup measurements (1 cup = 250ml) but when it’s helpful for you to know a metric weight, for example when it’s the size of a tin or tub, I have included that too. International editions of my books use the measurement system predominant in that country, but in case you prefer a different system I have supplied some handy conversion charts below. 

converting weights...

Where conversions don't match exactly, imperial figures have been rounded up or down.

Metric Imperial
15g 1/2 oz
20g 3/4 oz
30g 1 oz
45g 1 1/2 oz
50g 1 3/4 oz
60g 2 oz
75g 2 1/2 oz
90g 3 oz
100g 3 1/2 oz
125g 4 oz / 1/4 lb
150g 5 oz
175g 6 oz
200g 6 1/2 oz
225g 7 oz
250g 8 oz  / 1/2 lb
275g 9 oz
500g 16 oz / 1 lb
750g 24 oz / 1 1/2 lb
1kg 32 oz / 2 lb

cup weights...

Even when measured in a standard 250ml (8fl oz) cup, different ingredients weigh different amounts. Here are some of those most commonly used in my recipes.

  Metric Imperial
1 cup almonds (whole) 150g 5 oz
1 cup beans or lentils (dry)  200g 6 1/2 oz
1 cup breadcrumbs (dry)             125g  4 oz
1 cup breadcrumbs (fresh)  60g 2 oz
1 cup biscuit crumbs  90g    3 oz
1 cup butter  250g 8 oz
1 cup cheese (grated)  100g   3 1/2 oz   
1 cup cocoa  90g 3 oz
1 cup coconut (desiccated)  100g 3 1/2 oz
1 cup flour (plain) 150g 5 oz
1 cup parmesan (grated) 90g 3 oz
1 cup rice (uncooked)  200g 6 1/2 oz
1 cup sugar, brown (packed)  200g 6 1/2 oz
1 cup sugar, icing  150g 5 oz
1 cup sugar, white 225g 7 oz

liquid measurements...

My recipes use the standard 1 tbsp = 3 tsp = 15ml measure common in NZ, the UK and the US. An Australian tablespoon is slightly larger (1 tbsp = 4 tsp = 20ml) so if you are using an Australian tablespoon you may wish to fill it only three-quarters full.

Metric Cups / Spoons Imperial
5ml  1 tsp  1 tsp 
15ml 3 tsp / 1 tbsp 3 tsp / 1 tbsp
60ml 4 tbsp / 1/4 cup  2 fl oz 
125ml 1/2 cup  4 fl oz 
250ml 1 cup  8 fl oz 
375ml 1 1/2 cups  12 fl oz 
500ml 2 cups  16 fl oz / 1 US pint
750ml 3 cups  24 fl oz 
1 litre          4 cups 32 fl oz

oven temperatures...

Unless otherwise stated, my recipes have been tested using the fanbake (fan forced) function. If you use regular bake you will generally need to increase the temperature by 10°C and the cook time by 10-15 percent. Cooking times are a guide only.

Celsius Farenheit Gas
140 275 1
150 300 2
160 325 3
180 350 4
190 375 5
200 400 6
220 425 7
230 450 8
240 475 9

also...

To help you cook in a more relaxed, free-range way, get used to judging common weights and amounts so you don’t need to measure them each time. For example, pour a teaspoon of salt onto your hand and remember the size and weight of it. Weigh a 25g handful of salad greens and remember what it looks like so you don’t have to weigh it again. If a recipe calls for 2cm dice, I measure the ingredient against the first joint of my index finger. If it calls for 1cm dice, I measure it against the width of my index finger. Once you develop your own cooking style you will instinctively know when and how to adapt recipes to suit your taste.

Ingredient Measurement
1 handful salad greens 25g
1 tbsp finely grated ginger a 2cm piece ginger, finely grated
1 chicken breast about 300g
1 tsp crushed garlic 1 clove garlic, crushed
1 medium onion about 130g
finely grated zest of 1 lime about 1 tsp
finely grated zest of 1 lemon about 2 tsp
finely grated zest of 1 orange about 1 tbsp
juice of 1 lime about 2 tbsp
juice of 1 lemon about 4 tbsp / 1/4 cup
juice of 1 orange about 1/3 cup

some common ingredients...

Common ingredient Counterpart
zucchini courgette
eggplant aubergine
red/green pepper red/green capsicum
chickpeas garbanzo beans
broad beans fava beans
kumara sweet potato
coriander cilantro
spring onion green onion/scallion
cos lettuce romaine lettuce
rocket arugula
silver beet swiss chard
snowpeas mangetout
baking soda bicarbonate soda

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